I. ˈäpˌzīl, -īəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: German abseil-, from abseilen to descend by a rope, from ab- down + seil rope
: descent in mountaineering by means of a rope looped over a projection above — compare rappel
II. ˈäpˌzīl, -īəl intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s -s )
Etymology: abseil , noun
chiefly Britain : rappel II
• ab·seil·er -ə(r) noun